Mato District

The Mato District (Spanish: Distrito de Mato) is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Villa Sucre.[1]

Mato
District
Location of Mato in the Huaylas province
Location of Mato in the Huaylas province
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuaylas
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalVilla Sucre
Subdivisions1 village, 4 hamlets and 19 anexos
Government
 • MayorVictor Hilario Jamanca Cueva
Area
 • Total113.97 km2 (44.00 sq mi)
Elevation
2,239 m (7,346 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021205
Websitemunimato.gob.pe

History

The district was founded on January 2, 1857.

Location

The district is located in the west-central part of the province at an elevation of 2,239m in the black mountains (Spanish: Cordillera Negra), neighboring district is the Caraz district in which the provinces capital Caraz is located, 12 km from the village of Villa Sucre. The regions capital Huaraz is located at 79 km from Villa Sucre.

Political division

The district is divided into 1 village (Spanish: pueblos, singular: pueblo), 4 hamlets (Spanish: caseríos, singular: caserío) and 19 (Spanish: anexos, singular: anexo):

Villages
  • Villa Sucre

Hamlets
  • Ancoracá
  • Huacanhuasi
  • Huáncup
  • Huinó

Anexos
  • Atún Corral
  • Carmen
  • Cata
  • Cochamarca
  • Cruz Viva
  • Huacapununan
  • Huashuash
  • Huarinya
  • Hueto
  • Huishca
  • Malambo
  • Manzana
  • Muchup
  • Ocona pampa alto y bajo
  • Poma chuco alto y bajo
  • Puca
  • Quinquín
  • San Diego
  • Teja Huai

Capital

The capital of the Mato district is the village of Villa Sucre.

See also

References
  1. Official web site of the Mato District in the Huaylas province Archived 2007-03-13 at the Wayback Machine

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